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European commissioner says U.S. military takeover of Greenland would be end of NATO

By Thomson Reuters Jan 12, 2026 | 6:30 AM

SALEN, Sweden, Jan 12 (Reuters) – It would be the ‍end of NATO if the U.S. took Greenland by force and European ‌Union member states ‌are under obligation to come to Denmark’s assistance if it was faced ​with military aggression, the ‍European Commissioner ​for Defence and ​Space said on ‍Monday.

“I agree with the Danish Prime Minister that it will be the ‍end of NATO, but also among people it ‍will ‍be also ​very, very negative,” ​Commissioner ⁠Andrius Kubilius ‌told Reuters at a security conference in Sweden.

(Reporting by Johan Ahlander; Editing by Toby ⁠Chopra)